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Dell 8400 suitable for FS2004?
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| David Ellis 2005-01-28, 3:54 am |
| The computer has a Radeon X300 SE display adapter with 128MB memory, a
P4 3.2GHz processor and 2 gigs of memory. Is it likely to produce a
frame rate that is smooth at FS2004's highest scenery complexity?
--David
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| William 2005-01-28, 3:54 am |
| Have one with 3.4 and really good frame rates and smooth. No complaints
here. Will soon swap out the X300 for a X700 as soon as I get my dealer
version.
Bill
<David Ellis> wrote in message
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quote:
> The computer has a Radeon X300 SE display adapter with 128MB memory, a
> P4 3.2GHz processor and 2 gigs of memory. Is it likely to produce a
> frame rate that is smooth at FS2004's highest scenery complexity?
> --David
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| David 2005-01-28, 12:55 pm |
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| The computer has a Radeon X300 SE display adapter with 128MB memory, a
The X300 is a terrible card. I'd recommend going with the X800 SE at the
very least.
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| hello,
What is the min.conf. to run FS2004 on a laptop?
regards dirk
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| William 2005-01-28, 12:55 pm |
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"David" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> | The computer has a Radeon X300 SE display adapter with 128MB memory, a
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> The X300 is a terrible card. I'd recommend going with the X800 SE at the
> very least.
>
Its not as bad as you may think..I get great frame rates even with real
weather...and its very smooth....
Bill
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| David 2005-01-28, 12:55 pm |
| | > The X300 is a terrible card. I'd recommend going with the X800 SE at the
| > very least.
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| Its not as bad as you may think..I get great frame rates even with real
| weather...and its very smooth....
Sure, if you like using 800X600 resolution.
With a X800 you get a smooth frame rate at 1600 X 1200.
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| William 2005-01-28, 12:55 pm |
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"David" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>| > The X300 is a terrible card. I'd recommend going with the X800 SE at
>the
> | > very least.
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> | Its not as bad as you may think..I get great frame rates even with real
> | weather...and its very smooth....
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> Sure, if you like using 800X600 resolution.
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> With a X800 you get a smooth frame rate at 1600 X 1200.
800 x 600 you must be kidding..I fly at 1280 x 1024 and thats because its
the monitors limit. And at that res its very good windowed or full screen. I
have not flown 800 x 600 since , well I dont know when. And at my res its so
smooth at times I have to check if this thing is moving or frozen..
The X300 can go to 1600 x 1200 with the right monitor
Bill
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| Bill Leaming 2005-01-28, 5:52 pm |
| On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:34:58 -0500, in alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim you
wrote:
quote:
> Have one with 3.4 and really good frame rates and smooth. No complaints
> here. Will soon swap out the X300 for a X700 as soon as I get my dealer
> version.
You'll like the X700 Pro 256 MB... The one I put in the flightsim machine
is a HUGE improvement over the lame FX5300 it replaced... ;)
Bill
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| Chris Harries 2005-01-29, 6:55 am |
| I personally wouldn't go with a Dell, go to a local computer shop of build
one your self, I only hear bad stories of Dells, Mesh and all the other
bollcks companies attempting to sell computers. I said to my friend the
other day "don't buy a mesh, ill bet you 3-6 months, it will have to go
back..." nope it was 1 day due to them not putting in the right graphics
card and it causing bad conflicts to the point where it always
crashed...n00bs..the lot of them
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<David Ellis> wrote in message
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quote:
> The computer has a Radeon X300 SE display adapter with 128MB memory, a
> P4 3.2GHz processor and 2 gigs of memory. Is it likely to produce a
> frame rate that is smooth at FS2004's highest scenery complexity?
> --David
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| ccsuwxman 2005-01-29, 5:54 pm |
| I have the same machine (only 1 Gig ram however). Runs FS9 with most
sliders maxed out, smooth as silk.
Have fun!
-Steve
<David Ellis> wrote in message
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quote:
> The computer has a Radeon X300 SE display adapter with 128MB memory, a
> P4 3.2GHz processor and 2 gigs of memory. Is it likely to produce a
> frame rate that is smooth at FS2004's highest scenery complexity?
> --David
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| ccsuwxman 2005-01-29, 5:54 pm |
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"William" <alone@home.com> wrote in message
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> "David" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Its not as bad as you may think..I get great frame rates even with real
> weather...and its very smooth....
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> Bill
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Agreed. I have no problems with the X300 running FS9, Half-Life2, Medal of
Honor-Pacific Assault, or Call of Duty-United Offensive. These are all
demanding games that run fine on my Dell 8400 with the X300 card.
Steve
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| ccsuwxman 2005-01-29, 5:54 pm |
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"David" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>| > The X300 is a terrible card. I'd recommend going with the X800 SE at
>the
> | > very least.
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> | Its not as bad as you may think..I get great frame rates even with real
> | weather...and its very smooth....
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> Sure, if you like using 800X600 resolution.
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> With a X800 you get a smooth frame rate at 1600 X 1200.
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I'm running all my games at 1024 x 768 with no problems with the X300.
Steve
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